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Shoeboxes available for Kamloops Operation Christmas Child 2015
November 02, 2015 - 5:00 PM

KAMLOOPS - Thousands of shoeboxes from Kamloops will help bring joy and a message of hope to less fortunate children around the world as part of Operation Christmas Child.
Big White Ski Resort Announces One Of It’s Earliest Openings In The Mountains 50-year History
November 13, 2013 - 12:57 PM

KELOWNA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, November 12, 2013 – This winter season Big White Ski Resort announces one of it’s earliest openings in the mountains 50-year history - Saturday, November 16, 2013. “With nearly 100cm of snow falling at Big White already, a 68cm base, and more snow predicted later this week, we’re all pretty excited up here on the mountain,” commented Michael J Ballingall, Senior Vice President.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Shoeboxes available for Kamloops Operation Christmas Child 2015